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Old April 10th 10, 12:39 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Dave Doe
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Default FAA grounds taunting banner plane

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Jim Logajan writes:

I'm sure the FAA would have been equally diligent to complaints of unsafe
airplanes towing banners saying something like "Eat at Joe's".


A bad seat belt can lead a banner-towing aircraft to tragedy, just as surely
as a politically-incorrect message. It's not like a failure to maintain a
fleet of 737s, or ignoring ADs for a couple of 747s, or trivial stuff like
that. This is a question of seat-belt conformance, which has the absolute
highest priority with the FAA because of the fearsome danger it represents to
aviation safety.


Just wondering how you'd know that. When's the last time you left the
seat, due clear air turbulence, or when you where trying to join the
mile high club and she leaned back onto the control yoke?

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Duncan.